UEFA Cup 2007–08: Red Star Belgrade vs. Bayern Munich

Thursday, October 25, 2007

October 25, 2007 21:15 (UTC+1)
	Red Star Belgrade	2–3	Bayern Munich	Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Matteo Simone Trefeloni
	Koroman 16' (1) Basta 46' Bajalica 46' Uribe 64' Barcos 69' Burzanović 69' Milijaš 74' (1) Milijaš 75' Bajalica 89'	Match Report	20' (1) Klose 58' Lahm 71' Altintop 71' Schlaudraff 81' van Bommel 81' Kroos 85' Jansen 86' (2) Klose 90'+4' (1) Kroos

Bayern Munich beat Red Star Belgrade 3-2 on the last kick of the game on 17-year-old Toni Kroos' 1^st professional goal. Toni Kroos played a key role as he also assisted on Miroslav Klose's 2^nd equalizer only minutes earlier.

Red Star Belgrade opened the scoring in the 16^th minute while Miroslav Klose 1^st equalizer 4 minutes later. Red Star Belgrade took the lead again when Michael Rensing couldn't handle a long distance shot.

Quotes

Uli Hoeneß: "It was a real fight out there tonight, especially on the unbelievably difficult pitch. Even the referee said he had trouble staying on his feet, so it was very tough and definitely a lottery. It was good to see the team coming from behind twice, but obviously it was a little bit lucky at the end. We’d have been happy enough with a draw, but now we’re obviously delighted. We’ve put ourselves in a great position. We need to win our home games, and then we’re home and dry."

Ottmar Hitzfeld: "You could see we were having huge problems with the turf. We did consider lodging an appeal after we trained on the pitch yesterday. I’m just pleased we’ve basically come out of it in good shape. Today was all about desire. It wasn’t a day for the pretty stuff, all that mattered was battling away. By the end, I’d have been happy enough with a point."

Miroslav Klose: "I want to praise the team for the way we kept coming back at them. We had to go to the limit, especially when you consider the conditions here. The turf wasn’t exactly perfect, and you feel it in your legs. We need to keep believing in ourselves."

Toni Kroos: "It was vital to start the group with a win. It was hard work, the pitch was a catastrophe, but I think we made the best of the situation and coped well. We fought hard and put up stiff resistance, and I think we deserved to win at the end."

Sources

Chris Hamley. "Battling Bayern seal famous last-gasp victory" — Bayern Munich, October 25, 2007
"Hoeneß: Win has put us in a great position" — Bayern Munich, October 25, 2007

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